The ICSH Housing Finance Conference has firmly established itself as the leading finance focused event for housing practitioners. In 2014, once again, the ICSH brought together a wide ranging panel of local and visiting speakers to share a wealth of experience with delegates. The full conference programme can be downloaded here and the conference presentations are available below.
New Regulation and Financial Landscape
- Chair: Marianne Nicholson, Finance Director, Fold Ireland
- Overview & introduction: Donal McManus, Executive Director, ICSH
- Damian Allen, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government
- Ken Burke, Head of Business Banking, AIB
Embracing Financial Regulation to Enable Delivery
- Chair: Paula Kenny, Housing Development Officer, ICSH
- Rosalind Carroll, Head of Regulation, Housing Agency
- Ray Fanning, Company Treasurer, Respond! Housing Association
- Cathal Callan, Finance Director, Clúid Housing Association
- Michael Rafferty, Finance Director, Oaklee Housing Trust
- Chair: Marina Keane, Secretary & Board Member, Kilkee Voluntary Housing Association
- Jim Baneham, Senior Executive, Housing Agency
- Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Executive Officer, Donegal County Council
- Brendan McCarthy, Development Manager, Cork Mental Health Housing Association
- Brendan Whelan, CEO, Social Finance Foundation
Panel Session 2: Funding Considerations for the Larger AHB
- Chair: Dick Brady, Assistant Chief Executive, Dublin City Council
- Barry O’Leary, CEO, Housing Finance Agency
- Seán Cremen, Head of Treasury, Housing Finance Agency
- Henrietta Podd, Head of Debt Advice and Origination, Canaccord Genuity
- Kieran Kearney, European Investment Bank
New Strategy, Building Capacity and New Approaches
- Chair: Anne O’Meara, Finance Manager, Circle Voluntary Housing Association
- Conn Murray, CEO, Limerick City & County Council
- Rory O’Donnell, Director, National Economic and Social Council
- Erik Terheggen, Managing Director, Policy & Legal Affairs, Waarborgfonds Sociale Woningbouw (WSW)
- Sean O’Connor, CEO, Túath Housing Association
Launch of ICSH Report – Enabling the Delivery of Social Housing by Housing Associations in Ireland
- Chair: John Hannigan, Chair, ICSH Finance Sub-Committee
- Fiona Underwood, Partner, Altair Consultants
- Hugh Coll, Head of Financial Modelling, Altair Consultants
- Aidan O’Reilly, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government
- Felix McKenna, Senior Divisional Asset Manager, NAMA
- Kathleen McKillion, Director of Operations, ICSH